Obviously, he isn't going to stay on this clip all season, but I can't see him falling off significantly either. My guess is he will end up in the 50-55 percent range. Anyone know what the record is?
Does Brea have a chance to have the highest 3FG percentage in ncaa history?
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I can see him finishing in the upper 50s maybe even 60s unless he starts forcing contested shots as we get into league play. He isn’t gonna miss very many open rhythm threes
Looks like Micah Mason from Duquesne holds the mark from 2014 at 56.03%
Travis Ford has the number 5 best season average at 52.88% in 1993. Playing beside Mashburn was good for a few open looks.
Travis Ford has the number 5 best season average at 52.88% in 1993. Playing beside Mashburn was good for a few open looks.
The only concern I have is when competition gets better, we’ll need him to keep shooting. Him shooting 6-8 a game making 50% is better for the team down the stretch than him shooting 2-4 a game at 55%.
He couldn’t make a shot in the preseason so I expect he could go through a cold spell at some point. Even great shooters are prone to that occurring. I can absolutely see him finishing the year, as others have said, above 50%.
One of the things I love is this offense generates open 3s and him being a 5th year senior so no conditioning issues or “hitting a wall” like lots of underclassmen we’ve had at Kentucky
Also, at his current pace, he's on track to completely obliterate Jodie Meeks 3 point shots made in a season mark.
Jodie made 117 in 36 games in 08-09.
Brea is on pace to break that in 24 games.
Jodie made 117 in 36 games in 08-09.
Brea is on pace to break that in 24 games.
As long as that spell doesn't come in March as is UK tradition here lately it seems.
I think he will finish above 50% as well. His shot is too pure not to,
Micah Mason did that at Duquesne. Toughest opponent all year as far as I can tell was West Virginia (a loss—for calibration, WVU went 17–16 that season).
65–116 on the year. After five games Mason was 13 for 23.
Mason did that as a sophomore!
But Brea has the advantages of a higher percentage through the games we can compare, and better teammates. That gives Brea more high-percentage opportunities.
Since Brea shot 50% from deep against Duke *and Duke’s game plan was to run our guys off the perimeter with big, long, talented, mobile guys* I’m not sold on Brea’s waveform necessarily collapsing much when we get into the SEC schedule. To eat into his average, even a worldbeating opponent will not merely have to shut Kobe down. They will have to bait him into taking a lot of shots that he misses. Maybe easier said than done against this fifth year senior.
65–116 on the year. After five games Mason was 13 for 23.
Mason did that as a sophomore!
But Brea has the advantages of a higher percentage through the games we can compare, and better teammates. That gives Brea more high-percentage opportunities.
Since Brea shot 50% from deep against Duke *and Duke’s game plan was to run our guys off the perimeter with big, long, talented, mobile guys* I’m not sold on Brea’s waveform necessarily collapsing much when we get into the SEC schedule. To eat into his average, even a worldbeating opponent will not merely have to shut Kobe down. They will have to bait him into taking a lot of shots that he misses. Maybe easier said than done against this fifth year senior.
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